50-Hour Online Somatic Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Course

Pre-application requirements

The course is open for all levels with step by step approach. All the notes are provided with the course. Students with any health conditions please consult your doctor before taking this course. You will need a yoga mat, internet connection, and yoga props (optional blocks, yoga cushion, and yoga strap).

Certifications

The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.

How the training works

The course consists of 60 non-contact hours, 40 hours of live sessions via Zoom or Google Meet, and 100 hours of yoga manual, study books, self-practiced, and self-study. You can finish the course within 30 days to three months or at your own pace. You will receive special discounts on advanced courses. There will be live contact hours whenever needed in order to clarify doubts.

You will join one live Q&A session every week. After the payment of the course fee, you will receive a link to access the classes through Zoom. This short-term course is only meant for sincere students of yoga practitioners. Without submitting the required assignments, you will not receive a certification.

Timing of sessions (GMT+5:30)

Each live session will held at an agreed-upon time between you and the teachers.

Course information

Somatic yoga movement is a neuromuscular re-education technique that teaches you to release and relax your muscles so that you can regain proper muscle function again. The movements are slow and gentle and promote sensory awareness to increase brain-muscle coordination. The exercises are performed consciously to focus on the internal experience of the movement rather than the external appearance and are very helpful in improving body awareness.

Through a method of slowly contracting, releasing, lengthening, and relaxing a muscle or group of muscles, you will re-educate your body to move in an efficient and pain-free way. Based on the original teachings of Thomas Hanna, these exercises can change unhelpful learned muscular patterns. If you suffer from tight hips or back pain and stiffness, Somatic yoga will address your underlying issues. The total Somatic movements are specialized and work by stimulating regions of your brain directly influencing areas of your body.

You will learn how to release tension and retrain your brain to muscle connection, helping you to move more freely, enhance muscle memory, and improve posture whilst deepening your skills of mindfulness. You will be working your ‘software’ or brain, so the movements are gentle and small. You will release tense, tight muscles without stretching and putting pressure on your muscles and joints. These movements are powerful because you are using the processes of neuroplasticity and bioplasticity to create long-term change.

This course delves into why you may experience recurring pain and injury. You will learn how to change this habitual behavior by working areas of your subconscious, which influences how you stand, sit, move, think, act, and carry out daily activities. Take the principles and practices of total Somatic yoga movement, mindset, and mindfulness into your daily activities to create lasting change.

What you will learn

• A set of exercises to reset and connect the body and mind
• Improve mobility, flexibility, and strength in a gentle but effective way
• Improve balance, coordination, and posture; reduce pain
• Strengthen the mind-body connection, improving focus
• Release chronically tight muscles and tension in the body
• Improve body awareness and truly sense how your body feels
• Improve your emotional, mental, and physical health
• Slow down your stress response so you can start to repair and heal
• Do basic somatic practices for regulating the nervous system
• Shifting one’s internal state or disposition
• Support any recovery or healing procedures in progress
• Help improve mental clarity or focus
• Know how to release muscle tension and retrain your brain to muscle connection
• Know how to reduce pain whilst deepening your skills of mindfulness
• Discover how to develop skills that will allow you to read feedback from 'the inside out'
• These Somatic yoga movements up-skill you with methods to address and ease recurring pain and injuries, right to your brain level

To whom is this course for?

• Anyone wishing to improve their body awareness and quality of movement will benefit from learning this course
• This form of yoga movement is attractive to anyone looking to achieve all the benefits of floor bases exercise in a non-aggressive way
• Useful to help recover from injury or illness, ensuring a safe and smooth transition from rest and recovery to regaining their fitness levels
• For those who are older and new to exercise, this is the ideal choice. Also, for the older practitioner who wants to remain healthy and active but needs something more gentle as the years pass
• Very useful exercises for Pilates, yoga, and other health, fitness, or well-being specialists to include in their regular programs
• This course has been designed for people of all levels of fitness and experience who suffer from hip pain or a tight, stiff back and have tried ‘everything’ but so far haven’t had any success in easing their pain and improving their
• This course will teach the learner gentle floor movements (that do not include stretching) to ease muscle tension and pain
• The learner will discover how their brain patterns muscle tension and creates adaptations to their posture, due to habits
• This course is ideal for active and sedentary people because, in both situations, muscle tension and postural changes occur
• This course will teach the learner how to release muscle tension from stress, dysfunctional breathing, post-surgery, and poor habits

What is covered?

• Online practice library that includes full-length somatics classes and videos of each exercise individually with cue sheets for practice
• Therapeutic adaptations and sequences to relieve specific musculoskeletal issues including back pain, shoulder issues, chronic neck tension, hip and knee issues, scoliosis, and trauma
• Neuroception, interoception, exteroception, and proprioception
• Anatomy of trauma and how to unwind traumatic reflex patterns in the body
• Sensory motor amnesia and technique of pandiculation
• Anatomy, biomechanics, and addressing common musculoskeletal issues
• Exploration of the somatics applications for unwinding imbalanced patterns along the myofascial lines of the body
• Skill development for teaching including; how to cue, voice tone, and rhythm for quality delivery
• Practice principles and guidelines
• Practice teaching opportunities

Syllabus

Module 1: Techniques, training, and practice

• Breaking down core concepts and progressive skill-building
• Basic Somatic movements
• Embodying natural and intuitive movements
• How to move slowly, gently, and with awareness
• Safe and effective forward, backbends, lateral, and twisting poses
• The power and importance of moving from the center of the body
• Flowing transitions between poses and linking breath to movement
• Circulation through the blood flow
• Mindfulness in action and no mind movements
• Both dynamic and still meditation
• Kriyas, yogic cleansing techniques, and pranayama
• The art of effectively releasing tensions

Module 2: Teaching methodology

• The importance of sensing yourself before and after a practice
• Purposeful touch
• The language of movement
• Voice projection, how to use your voice as a tool in class
• Rhythm and pacing
• Class planning for groups, privates, and workshops
• Intelligent, efficient, and creative sequencing for yoga
• Conscious communication skills
• Facilitating deep relaxation

Module 3: Anatomy and physiology

• Somatic inquiry and movement
• The three reflexes and sensory-motor amnesia
• Pandiculation and basic neurology
• Body assessment
• Why you suffer from chronic pain and long-term solutions
• Applied anatomy and physiology
• The anatomy of the breath
• How to create muscular stability around the joint complexes
• How to reset the nervous system deeply and stimulate the relaxation reflex

Module 4: Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics

• Establishing routine and self-practice
• The meaning of Soma, the somatic perspective, and characteristics
• Philosophy and yoga sutras applied to modern life
• The teachings of the Buddha
• Sanskrit names of the poses
• The koshas, gunas, and five elements
• Exploring e(motion) and the psychology of yoga
• How to navigate the process of transformation
• Understanding the relationship between control and freedom and how they are linked
• How to keep your passion alive and transmit it
• The business side of teaching
• Embodying the practice and philosophy of yoga in daily life
• Healthy diet and nutrition
• Meditation

Module 5: Practicum

• Partner work and small group teaching
• laborate your own yoga sequence
• Create a somatic yoga movement class
• Observing each other teaching and giving and receiving feedback
• Building confidence and trust
• Empowerment to find your authentic voice
• The importance of your own practice when you are teaching
• How to apply what you learn from your practice to your everyday life